GB2079548A - Electrical connector for multiconductor flat insulated cable - Google Patents

Electrical connector for multiconductor flat insulated cable Download PDF

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GB2079548A
GB2079548A GB8120457A GB8120457A GB2079548A GB 2079548 A GB2079548 A GB 2079548A GB 8120457 A GB8120457 A GB 8120457A GB 8120457 A GB8120457 A GB 8120457A GB 2079548 A GB2079548 A GB 2079548A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/77—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/78—Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/50—Fixed connections
    • H01R12/59—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
    • H01R12/65—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal
    • H01R12/67—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals
    • H01R12/675—Fixed connections for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures characterised by the terminal insulation penetrating terminals with contacts having at least a slotted plate for penetration of cable insulation, e.g. insulation displacement contacts for round conductor flat cables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding  
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/502—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
    • H01R13/506—Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2416—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type
    • H01R4/242—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members having insulation-cutting edges, e.g. of tuning fork type the contact members being plates having a single slot

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Insulated Conductors (AREA)
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Abstract

An adaptation for a series «D» type connector in which the terminals (12) have an initial center spacing greater than the conductor spacing of a multiconductor flat insulated cable (30) to be terminated whereby the terminal center specing coincides with the conductor center spacing.

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3 GB 2 079 548A 3 lel spaced relation to each other disposed in a common
plane and defining a slot therebetween, said slots having a center spacing greater than said conductors, comprising the steps of angularly orientating the planes of said tines a a predetermined angle relative to the transverse axis of said connector so that the center spacings of said slots coincide with the center spacings of said conductors, mov- 1 0 ing said cable normally toward said slots at said predetermined angle forcing the ends of each pair of tines to perforate the insulation on each side of the conductor aligned therewith and expose the portion of the conductor between the tines free of insulation, and forming an electrical connection between the tines and the exposed portion of the conductor.
3. A series "D" type electrical connector (as defined herein) having a base and a plurality of bifurcated terminals mounted in said base and arrayed in staggered parallel rows, wherein each row of said terminals is orientated at a predetermined angle relative to the transverse axis of said base.
4. An electrical connector substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Burgess Et Son (Abingdon) Ltd.-1 982. Published at The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY, from which copies may be obtained.
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4 i k r 1 GB2079548A 1 SPECIFICATION
Electrical connector for multiconductor flat insulated cable This invention relates to an electrical connector for a multiconductor flat insulated cable, and, more particularly, to an insulation-piercing connector which allows formation of an electrical connection between the conductors of a multiconductor flat insulated cable and the terminals of the connector where the center spacings of the terminals are greater than the center spacings of the conductors.
Multiconductor flat insulated cable is used throughout the electronics industry for ease of termination, space requirements and economy. Ordinarily, the conductors of such a cable are disposed in coplanar sideby-side relation with center spacings of 0.05 inches (1.27 mm). An almost endless variety of connectors have been developed for use with such cable in practically every application in the industry.
However, in certain segments of the industry, for example, in military installations, series "D" subminiature connectors are preferred. A series "D" connector ordinarily comprises a male plug and a female receptacle having a plurality of contacts, i.e., terminals, arrayed in at least two staggered parallel rows in which the center-line spacings of the terminals in each row are 0. 109 inches (2.74 mm), the rows of terminals being staggered, i.e.., offset, 0.0545 inches (1.37 mm) and located 0. 112 inches (2.81 mm) apart. With center spacings of 0.0545 inches (1.37 mm), series "D" connectors cannot be used with standard multiconductor flat cable. The difference in center spacings between the conductors of the cable and the terminals of the connector (0.05 in. vs. 0.0545 in.) would preclude using the two components in the same system.
One method which has been suggested for solving this compatability problem is with specially adapted cable in which the center spacing of the conductors alternates between 0.05 inches and 0.0545 inches. One need only select the section of cable which has the desired center spacing for the available connector prior to making a termination.
Another method which has been suggested for solving the compatability problem is by redesigning a pierce-type connector to include elongated flexible terminals which can adapt by bending to the desired center spacing. Such a connector is the "Amplimite" High Density Flexible 20 Connector from Amp, Inc., Harrisburg, PA. Since the terminals are elongated, one may encounter increased electrical resistance with this connector system.
There has yet to be suggested a simple and economical connector adaptation whereby a series "D" type of connector may be used with standard multicanductor flat insulated cable without redesigning the cable and/or the connector system. The term "standard" as used herein means a multiconductor cable in which the conductors are spaced 0.05 in. (1.27 mm) apart.
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an electrical connector for an insulated flat cable having a plurality of insu- lated conductors disposed in coplanar side-byside relation comprising a base of insulating material, a pair of opposed walls integrally joined to said base, the opposed surfaces thereof being disposed at the same angle relative to the transverse axis of said base, a plurality of terminals arrayed in staggered parallel rows between the opposed walls, each of said terminals comprising an elongate pin mounted in said base and extending perpen- dicularly therethrough in parallel spaced relation to one another, a pair of insulationpiercing tines integrally joined to one end of said pin, said tines being in parallel spaced relation to each other, disposed in a common plane and defining a slot therebetween, and said common planes being angularly orientated at a predetermined angle relative to the transverse axis of said base.
According to another aspect of the inven- tion, there is provided a method of forming an electrical connection between the conductors of a multiconductor flat insulated cable and the terminals of a connector, said terminals being generally vertical relative to said con- nector and arrayed in staggered parallel rows, each terminal having a pair of insulationpiercing tines in parallel spaced relation to each other disposed in a common plane and defining a slot therebetween, said slots having a center spacing greater than said conductors, comprising the steps of angularly orientating the planes of said tines at a predetermined angle relative to the transverse axis of said connector so that the center spacings of said slots coincide with the center spacings of said conductors, moving said cable normally toward said slots at said predetermined angle, forcing the ends of each pair of tines to perforate the insulation on each side of the conductor aligned therewith and expose the portion of the conductor between the tines free of insulation, and forming an electrical connection between the tines and the exposed portion of the conductor.
According to a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a series -D- type electrical connector (as defined herein) having a base and a plurality of bifurcated terminals mounted in said base and arrayed in stag- gered parallel rows, wherein each row of said terminals is orientated at a predetermined angle relative to the transverse axis of said base.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of
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